Salmonflies
Pteronarcys californica
The giant Salmonflies of the Western mountains are legendary for their proclivity to elicit consistent dry-fly action and ferocious strikes.
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I caught this tiny larva without a case, but it seems to key pretty clearly to to Glossosomatidae. From there, the lack of sclerites on the mesonotum points to either Glossosoma or Anagapetus. Although it's difficult to see in a 2D image from the microscope, it's pretty clear in the live 3D view that the pronotum is only excised about 1/3 of its length to accommodate the forecoxa, not 2/3, which points to Glossosoma at Couplet 5 of the Key to Genera of Glossosomatidae Larvae.
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i've been around the united states and fished in all parts of the country, AZ, up state NY, north GA, CO, FL, as well raised and trained bird dogs and guded bird hunts most of my life. With several championships under my belt earlier in my life. then i found what was important to me, my tying, fly fishing, bird hunting, bird dogs and my art work representing all these things. i am currently trying to redirect my life to fulfill my dreams.
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